The two fit-in-your-hand Notoryctes species are elusive. “I’ve never handled, or even seen, a marsupial mole in my life, and I almost certainly never will,” says Stephen Frankenberg ...

This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, Dune. Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal found only in the deserts of Australia – the marsupial mole. There are two ...

In Australia, there's a little critter known as the marsupial mole. It has lush ... GREENFIELDBOYCE: A fully subterranean life does have advantages, like protection from predators and extreme ...

Rather, it's an enigmatic and tiny mammal found only in the deserts of Australia – the marsupial mole. There are two related species of the marsupial mole. Notoryctes typhlops, or southern ...

GREENFIELDBOYCE: A fully subterranean life does have advantages, like protection from predators and extreme temperatures. So within mammals, this lifestyle has evolved independently at least five ...

Scientists don't know much about how a marsupial mole makes its way in life, or how these moles have evolved over time. "It's endangered, so you're not allowed to go looking for it. It's extremely ...